Link-Lee House - Houston, TX
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member JimmyEv
N 29° 44.295 W 095° 23.488
15R E 268711 N 3292177
A 1912 Craftsmen mansion designed by Sanguinet, Staats & Barnes. Montrose Boulevard was once lined with similarly large houses. Today, the Link-Lee House is one of only two of the mansions left.
Waymark Code: WMYH2
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 11/12/2006
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member silverquill
Views: 25

The Montrose Place Addition, a street car suburb of Houston modeled after the 'private places' that had been developed in St. Louis, was developed by John W. Link's Houston Land Company in 1911. The following year, John Link built this extravagant Craftsmen mansion for his family and as a model of the types of homes to be built on Montrose Boulevard.

The University of St. Thomas bought the house in 1947. Minor alterations were made to the interior, and the house was used as the university’s first classrooms and offices. Today the house holds the admissions office for St. Thomas.

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Street address:
3800 Montrose Boulevard
Houston, TX USA
77006


County / Borough / Parish: Harris County

Year listed: 2000

Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architectural/Engineering, Event

Periods of significance: 1900-1974

Historic function: Home

Current function: Offices

Privately owned?: yes

Primary Web Site: [Web Link]

Season start / Season finish: Not listed

Hours of operation: Not listed

Secondary Website 1: Not listed

Secondary Website 2: Not listed

National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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